TDOT to close section of I-40/I-24 split for bridge repair this weekend

The Tennessee Department of Transportation warned motorists that a section of Interstate 40 westbound will be closed this weekend for repairs to a damaged bridge.

The section of interstate is at the I-40/I-24 split in the southeast corner of the downtown loop. I-40 West at this junction will be closed from Saturday, Jan. 5, at 5 a.m. through Monday, Jan. 7, at 5 a.m.

In September, a tractor-trailer hauling a large piece of equipment cracked a steel beam on the I-24 East ramp bridge that crosses over the I-40 West ramp. This weekend crews will attempt to straighten the damaged beam.